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bony fish

American

noun

any fish of the class Osteichthyes, characterized by gill covers, an air bladder, and a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage.

bony fish British

noun

any fish of the class Osteichthyes , including most of the extant species, having a skeleton of bone rather than cartilage

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bony fish Scientific

/ bō′nē /

Any of numerous ray-finned fishes belonging to the infraclass Teleostei or Teleostomi, having a skeleton that is completely made of bone, rather than partially or completely made of cartilage. Most living species of fish are bony fish.
Also called teleost
Compare cartilaginous fish jawless fish

Etymology

Origin of bony fish

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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